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Modern Description: Information collected by Renee Friedman and Carol Redmount: In 1892 described as maze of walls, streets and alleys still clearly visible; by 1923 reduced to 60-65 hectares, walls cut away for sebakh. Presently a low mound, roughly 1000m x 750m with sector in centre cut down for agriculture. Southern end has been cleared for school, cemetery, factory, and sporting facility. Lake now in process of being filled. Tower of stratified debris in center of lake fell during 1992 earthquake. Roman cemetery at SE sector being removed for housing extensions. Cemetery site at NW, partially within lake. Tomb of Queen Kama at far NW corner of lake, lid still present in fields. Stone blocks to N and E of lake might mark remnants of temple. (http://deltasurvey.ees.ac.uk/moqdam66.html)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopolis
Wikidata ID: Q677211
Trismegistos Geo: 1238
DARE: 21713

Info: E.E.S. Delta Survey

From the web site E.E.S. Delta Survey, a project of the Egypt Exploration Society to map and describe ancient sites in the Nile Delta of Egypt.

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